The St Thomas the Apostle College is a secondary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 21/11/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hollydale Road, London, SE15 2EB
Website: http://www.stac.uk.com/
Telephone: 02076390106
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Southwark
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Eamon Connolly
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 100857

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1000
Number of Pupils: 1034
Number of Boys: 941
Number of Girls: 93

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 1 Confidence interval 0.73 to 1.26
Of the 113 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 89 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:54%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:58%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:53.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.79
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nell Gwynn Nursery School
Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT
3out of 4 797 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Chelwood Nursery School
Chelwood Walk , Turnham Road SE4 2QQ
4out of 4 1,806 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School
29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT
3out of 4 1,819 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Grove Children & Family Centre
Tower Mill Road , Off Coleman Road SE15 6BY
3out of 4 2,272 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Clyde Nursery School.
Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH
4out of 4 2,369 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
John Donne Primary School
Woods Road , SE15 2SW
4out of 4 470 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hollydale Primary School
Hollydale Road , Nunhead SE15 2AR
3out of 4 470 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School
48 Brayards Road , SE15 3RA
3out of 4 564 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Edmund Waller Primary School
Waller Road , SE14 5LY
3out of 4 584 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Kender Primary School
Kender Street , New Cross SE14 5JA
3out of 4 665 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The St Thomas the Apostle College
Hollydale Road , Nunhead SE15 2EB
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College
Pepys Road , SE14 5SF
3out of 4 1,033 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Academy Peckham
112 Peckham Road , SE15 5DZ
3out of 4 1,369 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
Homestall Road , SE22 0NR
4out of 4 1,612 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Girls More About School
Deptford Green School
Edward Street , New Cross SE14 6AN
2out of 4 1,756 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Prendergast Vale School
Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN
3out of 4 3,153 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cherry Garden School
41 Bellenden Road , SE15 5BB
4out of 4 1,227 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Treasure House (London) CIC
The Livesey , 682 Old Kent Road SE15 1JF
- not rated 1,437 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St John's and St Clement's Primary School Co Hearing Impaired Unit
Adys Road , SE15 4DY
- not rated 1,487 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
Newlands Academy
Stuart Road , Peckham Rye SE15 3AZ
3out of 4 1,539 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Haymerle School
Haymerle Road , SE15 6SY
3out of 4 1,624 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.